The Holdovers, 2023. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Bill Mootos, Dustin Tucker, Darby Lee-Stack, Colleen Clinton, and Juanita Pearl. SYNOPSIS: A cranky history teacher at a prep school […]
The Holdovers: A New Christmas Classic
Chris Connor on The Holdovers, a new modern Christmas classic… Christmas films certainly aren’t anything new with a few transcending their holiday trappings to become genuinely well-regarded films and awards contenders, like The Apartment, Shop Around The Corner or It’s A Wonderful Life in particular. The latest in this long line of seasonal traditions is […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Mark Orton on The Holdovers
The Holdovers has been one of the most well-received films on the festival circuit generating sizable awards buzz. We sat down with composer Mark Orton to talk about the genesis for its score, mixing festive elements and a 1970 setting. He also discussed re-uniting with director Alexander Payne having collaborated with him on 2013’s Nebraska… […]
Paul Giamatti wants to start the apocalypse in the trailer for season 2 of HBO horror 30 Coins
Oscar-nominee Paul Giamatti (Sideways) has been tasked with big-bad duties if the trailer for the second season of HBO’s critically-acclaimed Spanish horror-series 30 Coins is anything to go by. Spanish cult director Alex de la Iglesia’s Spanish horror-mystery debuted in November 2020 and told the story of an exorcist and former convict who must reluctantly […]
Paul Giamatti stars in trailer for Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers
Miramax has released a trailer for The Holdovers, the 1970-set comedy drama from director Alexander Payne. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a curmudgeonly teacher who forms an unlikely bond with a troublesome pupil (Dominic Sessa) and the head cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) of a prestigious American school after he is forced to […]
Damian Lewis is back as Bobby Axelrod in Billions final season trailer
Fans of Showtime’s Billions will be very pleased as Damian Lewis returns for the series’ final season as Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod. Watch the trailer below… Lewis was the series’ original lead alongside Paul Giamatti, but he departed the series at the end of the fifth season due to a number of personal reasons. Part of it was […]
Movie Review – Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Ratchet & Clank, 2016 Directed by Kevin Munroe and Jericca Cleland Starring James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Jim Ward, Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Armin Shimerman, Bella Thorne, Sylvester Stallone SYNOPSIS: When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save […]
Damian Lewis returning to Billions for Season 7
Axe is back as Damian Lewis is returning to Billions for its seventh season. Showtime announced the news over their Twitter account with Lewis playing Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod in a recurring role for the new season. Lewis was the lead of Billions, starring as Axelrod for five seasons before departing the series after its fifth season in 2021. […]
Blu-ray Review – Man on the Moon (1999)
Man on the Moon, 1999, Directed by Milos Forman. Starring Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber brings Milos Forman’s Andy Kaufman bio-pic Man on the Moon to Blu-ray, sporting a new 2K master and a new bonus feature to add to the archival materials. This one had a mixed […]
Movie Review – The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
The Catcher Was a Spy, 2018. Directed by Ben Lewin. Starring Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti, Hiroyuki Sanada, Connie Nielsen, Shea Whigham, Giancarlo Giannini, Pierfrancesco Favino, William Hope, and Tom Wilkinson. SYNOPSIS: A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of […]
